5 Hot Bank Technologies From FinovateFall 2012

The conference featured a number of start-up technologies catering to the financial services industry.

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It's been a whirlwind two days, but FinovateFall 2012 has come and gone. Nearly 70 companies presented new products at the event, which showcases some of the best new innovations in financial and banking technology from a mixture of leading, established companies and brand-new start-ups. While all of the presenters showed off some interesting technology, Bank Systems & Technology selected five of the most relevant and noteworthy to the financial services industry.

1. MasterCard & Linkable Technologies

MasterCard announced a new partnership this week with Linkable Networks, a card offers-and-rewards company, and the two gave a sneak peek of what the partnership will entail during Finovate. Linkable Networks enables MasterCard cardholders at the individual product, or SKU, level. After registering and downloading offers, the offers will then be linked to cardholders' MasterCard accounts, and they can redeem them by paying with their cards. Customers will be able to download offers with their mobile phones as well, by scanning a QR code or entering the coupon number manually.

Bryan Yurcan is associate editor for Bank Systems and Technology. He has worked in various editorial capacities for newspapers and magazines for the past 8 years. After beginning his career as a municipal and courts reporter for daily newspapers in upstate New York, Bryan has ... View Full Bio

All 5 "Hot" technologies are for B-toC Business to consumer. Is that all there is? or is that the point? Meaning: Is there anything "Hot" in technologies or otherwise B-to-B. Business to Business. Or is Finivate just not the place to find it?